I think they meant that people were upset that its coming to the DS instead of the Virtual Console. Its on my Must Buy list, but that's 20 to 30 bucks more than you'd pay for an untouched Virtual Console release, which would understandably have people upset.
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That's what bothers me. DS version should have been a remake. They are basically adding touch screen functionality just to avoid releasing it on the virtual console. More profit off of the DS version.

At least Mario RPG was released on the VC in Japan, hopefully it makes it in the US instead of yet another SNES DS port, or nothing at all.

Don't get the PS1 version. I got it out of desperation years back when it released for the need to play this game (legally) without an SNES and, yes, the load times are horrific. It's like, a several second pause when you enter a battle among other things.

I'm not upset it's not a remake. I'm happy to see they are bringing this wonderful game to a new generation of gamers.

Here's some math:
Final Fantasy 3 came out 18 years ago in 1990. It got a full DS remake in 2006. That's roughly about 16 years from original Japanese release to American DS release.

Final Fantasy IV came out in 1991. It's getting a full remake released this year. That's 17 years from original Japanese release to American DS release.

Chrono Trigger came out in the year 1995. It's been only 13 years. Wait three or four more years, THEN we'll be overdue for a remake. If anything after they remake V and VI (it's bound to happen...please let VI be remade on a console!) then maybe they'll consider doing it.

Honestly they'd be crazy not to do it. Blue Dragon proved Akira Toriyama's art in a full 3D RPG could be beautiful. And Chrono Trigger is several times better than that game, 2D graphics or no. They could stand to make millions by doing it.

I'm hoping that if they get very good sales on Chrono Trigger DS it will bolster them to seriously consider that a Chrono Trigger full 3D remake would be very profitable.

All I ask: please add more side quests. I've done them a million times since 1995 and it's really not a thought process anymore.

I'm glad to see I'm not the only person that is not at all interested in this remake. Say what you will about "giving current gamers a chance to play a classic game" but after 13 years I think a "clasic game" deserves at least one real sequel so that fans of the original have something new to experience.

Square could have simply put Chrono Trigger on the Wii virtual console rather than doing this.

here's a weird question, and i might be goofy about this, I remember Chrono Trigger and I loved it back when it first was released and I still enjoy it, but why wouldn't Square Enix release this game as a re-done and re-envisioned next gen title? Considering the kids that begged their parents to buy them this game so many years prior are now adults with more cash, retro games that make a come back are two things: great for the memories to play a classic, but pathetic to play again considering the many, many great games that have come afterwards

not to mention the fact that you can download an SNES emulator on your computer and play this game for free. lol, i did that just the other month.

but serious, this is one of my all-time favorite games. if they can churn out FFs like the world's gonna end, they can remake this gem. but if they do remake it, they should totally keep it as difficult as hell. for instance, late last year when i was playing it again for the first time in almost 10 years, i noticed something that i didn't before, which was how seldom you run into save points. serious! it was like once every hour! don't make 'em like they used to......
luckily the emulator i was using on my pc let me save at any point in time. lol

here's a weird question, and i might be goofy about this, I remember Chrono Trigger and I loved it back when it first was released and I still enjoy it, but why wouldn't Square Enix release this game as a re-done and re-envisioned next gen title? Considering the kids that begged their parents to buy them this game so many years prior are now adults with more cash, retro games that make a come back are two things: great for the memories to play a classic, but pathetic to play again considering the many, many great games that have come afterwards
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Simple, because it is a way for Square to make money on an old game while putting in as little work and money as possible.

To whomever wrote this preview, his name is CRONO not, CHRONO...jeez. Maybe I'm being too much of a stickler, but for calling it "one of the most highly coveted Square RPGs this side of the Final Fantasy series", you should know how to spell the main character's name... -_-

"Simple, because it is a way for Square to make money on an old game while putting in as little work and money as possible."

Exactly. This is a cash grab, plain and simple, as well as an utterly blatant attempt to shut the fanbase up at the same time. What the fans should do is A) refuse to buy this, since doing so would justify Squeenix's greed, and B) continue demanding a true remake until they get one. Maybe someone over in Japan will finally grow a brain and realize that if they put the same level of resources and effort into a CT remake as they just did into remaking FFIV, they'd get three times the return or more on their investment. CT is that good and the nostalgia factor is that strong.

Anyway, as much as I love Chrono Trigger, I'm not getting this. I want my REAL remake, dammit! >_<

sorry to sound like a dick, but in order to understand why rehashing RPGs is so popular, you kind of have to understand the Japanese industry. a vast majority of game consoles in Japan are handhelds, so it just makes financial sense to re-release classics on a handheld, which Square hasn't done yet with Chrono Trigger. It was probably in response to a gigantic demand, not just some scheming cash grab. If it was a scheming cash grab, you WOULD see this being released on wii console.

Damn, ports. What's the point of re-releasing the same game on the DS? They should of just ported it to the game boy advance years ago and then work on a new rpg/sequel for the ds. (cough*super mario rpg sequel *cough)

But, nooooo. They have to hop on the money wagon instead. Damn you Square-Enix for not seizing the opportunity. Damn you!

Technically, his name IS Chrono. In Japanese, his name is Chrono (pronounced Kurono). The English translation is missing one letter in its alphabetical input. It doesn't matter if it's missing an H anyway, in the end, the proper pronunciation of the protagonist's name is Chrono. Gaspar named the Chrono Trigger after Chrono, or at least, that's what is implied.

As for the whole FF debate, those of you who've said FFVIII was a masterpiece (thus arguing against my own opinion) have NO IDEA what you people are talking about. I can name several large, glaring flaws in the gameplay of that crap they call an FF, but the biggest one?

I'm glad they did not release it on the VC, because then I would have to get a Wii. I already have a DS, so this works perfectly.

And to the person who has an R4DS (that's a DS flashcart, for the noobs), you forgot to mention that the best SNES emulator for the DS (SNEmulDS) cannot handle Chrono Trigger's text properly yet. If I don't know what their saying, I'm not gonna play it.
Also, I have an m3 Real DS (another DS flashcart) and I'm still buying this game.

And anyone who wanted Chrono Break instead of CTDS, this is your chance. IF this sells well enough, we will have our Chrono Break soon.

Looks like I'll have to buy a DS after all, all these rpgs coming out for it. This looks to be a must have, this plus ff13, The World Ends With You, ff4 and 3... wow.

TriggerHappyDr.Smith: You are the most selfish person I've seen on Ign. Your glad this wasn't released on VC because it's too much of an inconvenience for you? That's ridiculous, you can buy it on your DS. What about the people who don't have a DS? Means we'll have to buy one to play Chrono Trigger, doesn't it? You're the kind of person who can't see two different points of view in one situation, and I fell sorry for you. Stop being self centered, arrogant and retarded.

While I admit it'd be cool to have a 3D remake of this on DS or Wii, the classic graphics obviously show that this game is trying to appeal to those who played the game. Which seems to be the same group of people who own a DS.

actually, Donkey Kong
A rumour says that it was meant that Donkey Kong´s name would be Monkey Kong but due to a bad phone connection someone heard wrong and thought that it was Donkey Kong.
A not so fun (but much more true) theory is that Shigeru Miyamoto looked in various dictionaries for a word for dumb because he wanted Donkey Kong to be a rather stubborn/wily figure and found the word "Donkey". The other part of the word, Kong came from the famous King Kong.

I actually do hope they release it on VC, but the DS release plus the "purist mode" to be included in the final product makes this unlikely. As for a 3d remake, wait a few years. Consider this: Square made FF 4, 5, and 6 Advance with the classic graphics. Now a few years later, we have FF4 in 3D. I'd say in a few years we will be due to have a 3d remake of CT on some system. Hopefully a home console. Either way, I stand firm in my belief that Chrono Trigger DS will lead to Chrono Break if CTDS sells well enough.

If I continue to sound selfish or arrogant, it is not my intention. I am simply biased towards handhelds because the Game Boy was my first console and I have not played a home console in years.

I'm actually glad that they made chrono trigger for the Nintendo ds because now u can take it anywhere u want now like to a Dr's appointment a friends house anywhere if u get it on the ps1 version u would have to unhook ur system including the wii just to take it places I'm actually glad they didn't upgrade the graphics to why do that to a already master piece? its like taking a great painting and adding more details into it when was already good in the first place u get me?

i mean besides the new dungeon and touch screen with wifi which has nothing to do with graphics anyway is pretty cool because the made it more to the generation of now as well as back then anyway im glad that its coming for the ds instead of the wii for now who knows somday there might be a new chrono trigger game coming out for the ps3 like with cell shade graphics or something in the near future if that happens deffiently have to get a ps3 i was 7 yrs old when i beat chrono trigger on snes and 9 years old when CT came out for the ps1 great stuff i cant wait this holiday season for it gamestop is already making reservations for it its $39.99 and the due date is 12-1-2008 which to me is probably not the real release date but anyway good stuff bye.

Square did the right thing bringing Chrono Trigger to the DS. The system is cheap so players don't have to pay 250 for the Wii and another 20 bucks or more to buy Chrono Trigger on the VC. Calling someone selfish and bitter because their glad it was DS and not the Wii is called begin a asshole.

Square Enix can milk more money out of DS version than on VC. Even if this was released at a "budget" £20 (most DS games go for £30 at full price), that's still over £10 more than the most expensive VC titles.

After a decade of burning fans letters regarding releasing Chrono again, looks like they finally decided to rerelease it which is great. I love this game and if they can put plenty of updates in for the old fans then we're in for a real winner I'm sure.

Have you every actually played the Chrono Trigger port to the PS1? I had so much fun having the game lock up 2 seconds before every fight, as well as waiting forever to save a game. Not to mention the slowdown in battles with multiple enemies.

You are right about the $40 price point. At least FF3 and 4 had a lot of work put into them. But charging $40 would be insane.

True, Chrono Trigger wasn't designed for a CD storage game, and it also wasn't designed very well for the port on PS1. They should have loaded the entire ROM into PS1 memory (could they have done it that way?) because the PS1 version is incredibly slower than the SNES cartridge version. DS will blow away the PS1 load times. That's a major plus.

They should have loaded the entire ROM into PS1 memory (could they have done it that way?)

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Chrono Trigger is a 4MB game and the PS1 has 2MB of RAM. For comparison the SNES has 128KB of memory, 1/16th of the PS1. Considering you don't need the entire game loaded at once it shouldn't have been a problem with proper programming.

For the DS version it's entirely possible that they could put the anime FMVs onto the carts. DS carts can get up to 128MB, which would leave plenty of room for all of that video. Or possibly orchestrated alternate music as an option for New Game+.

Honestly, I would laugh my ass off if Square made Crono's sword a polygon or something. Then we'd see who's pockets got milked. Everyone crying for a remake would be camped in front of the stores already.